There has been a lot of interest lately in the connection between heavy tech use and the brain. I am not certain what to make of it yet – physical changes, learned patterns resulting in rapid shifts in attentional focus, or hype. Anyway, the NY Times has an interesting article today focused on this topic. I would think the discussion of wildnerness exploration as a way to get away is just a hook (I watch baseball), but other issues raised may be of greater substance.